tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post5365158282844245539..comments2018-02-17T19:53:32.352-05:00Comments on A Year of Reading: QuietMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-77460068898074815902017-04-11T19:28:19.789-04:002017-04-11T19:28:19.789-04:00You&#39;ve nudged a &#39;genuine smile&#39; out of...You&#39;ve nudged a &#39;genuine smile&#39; out of me that I hope will be part of the &#39;change&#39; we are all wanting. This poetry series is amazing, Mary Lee. =)Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-65853422946151827402017-04-08T21:16:06.907-04:002017-04-08T21:16:06.907-04:00Love the song she sings, Quiet. The TV can be quie...Love the song she sings, Quiet. The TV can be quiet. I never thought of it that way, appreciating it for being able to turn it off. Her song is an ode to quiet. Very poetic. Even more, though, I love your poem, Mary Lee. Brenda Harshamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-67999011776130988892017-04-08T17:53:10.304-04:002017-04-08T17:53:10.304-04:00Your poems are celebrating a single person, but th...Your poems are celebrating a single person, but they are full of great advice for all of us. &quot;Sing your truth as confidently as a single wren.&quot; Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-80601629060461189342017-04-08T12:23:46.786-04:002017-04-08T12:23:46.786-04:00&quot;Harmonize in a chorus
of allies.&quot; That&...&quot;Harmonize in a chorus<br />of allies.&quot; That&#39;s exactly how I feel about Poetry Friday!Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-49615401129793678442017-04-08T11:51:16.547-04:002017-04-08T11:51:16.547-04:00Very nice. As a participant in various marches ov...Very nice. As a participant in various marches over the years between the Vietnam War and now, this speaks to me the most: &quot;Harmonize in a chorus<br />of allies.&quot; After marching there is always comfort taken from the fact that one is not alone.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-9255432693906338392017-04-08T10:01:51.131-04:002017-04-08T10:01:51.131-04:00What a powerful contrast in these two stanzas. Bot...What a powerful contrast in these two stanzas. Both are needed and welcome for change.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-78885361189886812182017-04-07T23:34:08.179-04:002017-04-07T23:34:08.179-04:00Both are heard, both powerful. Point of view intri...Both are heard, both powerful. Point of view intrigues me, and often the two seek the same thing. I like this very much.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-49053451511812855522017-04-07T18:08:38.019-04:002017-04-07T18:08:38.019-04:00Mary Lee, this poem is so so wonderful a reminder ...Mary Lee, this poem is so so wonderful a reminder that there are many ways to be strong and powerful. We live in a world with a lot of noise... and so often, that&#39;s all it is: NOISE. Give me the single wren singing any day over a flock of bluejays! xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-45869595709643842442017-04-07T12:27:19.386-04:002017-04-07T12:27:19.386-04:00&quot;However
you don’t need loud
to be strong&quo...&quot;However<br />you don’t need loud<br />to be strong&quot; - absolutely stirring, especially for those of us who often struggle to make ourselves heard in a world that&#39;s dominated by extroverts, loud voices and bigger than life personalities. Jane @ www.raincitylibrarian.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721142460522914540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-31769154375419012052017-04-07T10:54:55.857-04:002017-04-07T10:54:55.857-04:00Love this. There is much to be said for quiet stre...Love this. There is much to be said for quiet strength, perseverance and persistence in a society that rewards loud and brash. jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-9761436448333768292017-04-07T09:44:02.598-04:002017-04-07T09:44:02.598-04:00Sing your truth, always. :)Sing your truth, always. :)Little Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17058463472836988047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-30401060489733036382017-04-07T07:53:29.283-04:002017-04-07T07:53:29.283-04:00I like that single wren. I&#39;d like to sing with...I like that single wren. I&#39;d like to sing with her.Doraine Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-7656331808042192192017-04-07T07:53:24.519-04:002017-04-07T07:53:24.519-04:00A wonderful poem , love every exquisite word, espe...A wonderful poem , love every exquisite word, especially these concluding ones: <br />&quot;Gently nudge change<br />to the tune of genuine smiles.<br />Harmonize in a chorus <br />of allies.&quot;<br />Much needed words for our time.Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929914252480696798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-73503146818317439502017-04-07T06:35:22.965-04:002017-04-07T06:35:22.965-04:00This one speaks to me, Mary Lee. Sometimes, I don&...This one speaks to me, Mary Lee. Sometimes, I don&#39;t have the energy to be loud. Your poem is a great reminder that quiet can be another form of strength.Laura Shovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09800868615186010584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-2020261958345649692017-04-07T06:02:04.196-04:002017-04-07T06:02:04.196-04:00I love &quot;Sing your truth
as confidently as a s...I love &quot;Sing your truth<br />as confidently as a single wren,&quot; Mary Lee. Sing it, Mary Lee! Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.com